But-but-but, wherever will failed and disgraced Democrat governors go to find work? New York Times: Al Jazeera is finalizing a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated cable channel that was founded by Al Gore and his business partners seven
The Left’s love affair with N.J. Gov. Chris Christie continues … so long as the outspoken pol is trashing his own party. Christie made headlines today by blaming the death of a Hurricane Sandy relief bill loaded with pork squarely
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patti Page, who made “Tennessee Waltz” one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85. Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to her manager. She was one of the top-selling
Hollywood actors spurred on by massive federal debt, the Occupy Wall Street movement and a president partial to redistribution rhetoric, have gone on record pleading to pay higher taxes. The affluent group, including Chris Rock, Ben Affleck, Will Smith, Matt
Troubling news via the Associated Press: An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya
(AP) LONDON Dr. Who–who usually uses a police box for travel–will be zooming through time and space on the edge of letters in 2013. Britain’s Royal Mail is marking the 50th anniversary of the science fiction show “Doctor Who” with a
Turns out a few extra pounds may not be such a bad thing, according to a new analysis of nearly three million adults that showed people who are overweight or slightly obese may live longer. But experts were quick to
India’s communications minister, already a poet in his spare time, has found another outlet for his creative ambitions: penning a slushy love song for a new Bollywood film. Despite his challenging role as a minister and government troubleshooter, Kapil Sibal
(AP) LOS ANGELESJustin Bieber says his thoughts and prayers are with the family of a paparazzo who was fatally struck by a car after taking pictures of the singer’s Ferrari sports car in Los Angeles. In a statement released Wednesday by
By JOHN PYEAP Sports WriterBRISBANE, AustraliaTop-ranked Victoria Azarenka opened her 2013 season with a 6-3, 6-3 win Wednesday over Sabine Lisicki to join No. 3 Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber in the Brisbane International quarterfinals. American Sloane Stephens had
Spanish consumer prices rose by 3.0 percent over the year to December as a sales tax rise hit shoppers in the pocket, provisional figures showed Wednesday. The inflation rate was unchanged from November, said a report by the National Statistics
Iran on Wednesday said it had shot down two US-made RQ-11 reconnaissance drones in the past 15 months, adding to a ScanEagle drone and RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft it already claims to have captured. He said the first had been
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that the final section of a security fence along the border with Egypt’s barren Sinai should be finished by the end of March. Netanyahu on Wednesday attended a ceremony marking the
Thai grandmother Nom Prom-on rummages through rubbish bins looking for bottles, cans and paper to trade for food and other goods at a recycling cooperative providing a lifeline for Bangkok’s poor. Riding an old motorcycle with a rubbish cart attached,
The US Congress has approved a bill which aims to make it possible for Americans to adopt orphaned North Korean children. The North Korea Refugee Adoption Act instructs the US State Department to devise a comprehensive strategy to facilitate the
(AP) Hollywood faces fracking in ‘Promised Land’By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated PressALLENTOWN, Pa.The new movie “Promised Land” digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that’s generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its
After going undefeated in December, the Los Angeles Clippers started the new year by losing to the Denver Nuggets 92-78 on Tuesday night, snapping their franchise-best 17-game winning streak. The Clippers (25-7) had last lost on Nov. 26, when the New
By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTON Congress’ excruciating, extraordinary New Year’s Day approval of a compromise averting a prolonged tumble off the fiscal cliff hands President Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. It also
(AP) Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to schoolBy JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.Since escaping a gunman’s rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhile the tax package that Congress passed New Year’s Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That’s because the
(AP) Political brinksmanship still threatens US economyBy PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WritersWASHINGTONAn emergency deal reached after weeks of rancorous negotiations will keep the U.S. from driving off the so-called fiscal cliff, but higher taxes and continued political
Three weeks after a propane gas grill accident hospitalized her with first- and second-degree burns to most of her upper body, including her face and neck, ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Hannah Storm returned to the airwaves on Tuesday when she hosted ABC’s Rose Parade
By PETER JACKSONAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican
Pope Benedict said in his New Year’s message on Tuesday he hoped 2013 would be a year of peace and that the world was under threat from unbridled capitalism, terrorism and criminality. The 85-year-old pope rang in the new year
The Senate passed legislation meant to end the “fiscal cliff” crisis in the wee hours of the morning. And it seems Hollywood’s rigorous backing of President Barack Obama and his Democrat peers in the waning months of 2012 paid off.
